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Feds drop hate crime charges in Belle Plaine assault, state charges remain
Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped federal hate crime charges against a white man who's accused of attacking a Black man outside a Belle Plaine bar. A state case remains active.
Xcel Energy will pay $640M to settle claims from Denver-area wildfire that burned 1,000 structures
Xcel Energy expects to pay about $640 million to settle lawsuits alleging it was responsible for starting Colorado’s most destructive wildfire that killed two people and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in 2021, the company said Wednesday.
Alleged autism program scammer also charged in Feeding Our Future fraud
Federal prosecutors Wednesday charged the owner of a Minneapolis autism treatment clinic with stealing $14 million from a state program. Asha Farhan Hassan, 28, is the first person charged in the autism fraud investigation.
Want a seat at this synagogue for the High Holidays? You have to register to vote first
A Brooklyn synagogue has taken an unusual step by requiring congregants to show proof of voter registration in order to secure seats for High Holidays. Their biggest concern? The city’s mayoral seat.
3 thoughts from an autism researcher on Trump’s acetaminophen and vaccine claims
President Trump and his administration claim there could be a link between autism and acetaminophen and vaccines. We asked a researcher who has studied autism for decades for her thoughts.